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xara.

a pointed stick (such as an arrow or spear) whose head has been hardened by fire

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃa.ɾɐ/Brazil/ˈʃa.ɾɐ/Portugal
  1. a pointed stick (such as an arrow or spear) whose head has been hardened by fire

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit शर (śara). Compare Spanish jara.

noun/ˈʃa.ɾɐ/Brazil/ˈʃa.ɾɐ/Portugal
  1. gum rockrose (Cistus ladanifer), particularly

    feminine
  2. gum rockrose (Cistus ladanifer) subspecies C. l. subsp. ladanifer, endemic to the Iberian Peninsula

    feminine
  3. scrub (thick vegetation)

    dated · feminine
Where this word comes from

[Alt: Botanical illustration of Cistus ladanifer, a flowering shrub with five papery white petals surrounding the yellow stamens.] Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese xara, from Arabic شَعْرَاء (šaʕrāʔ), from شَعْر (šaʕr, “hair, fur”). The original meaning of “hairy” semantically extended to refer to places covered in vegetation (as in etymology 2 sense 2). Compare Mirandese xara, Spanish jara.

noun/ˈʃa.ɾɐ/Brazil/ˈʃa.ɾɐ/Portugal
  1. variety of red grape from Beira, Portugal

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Unknown.

noun/ˈʃa.ɾɐ/Brazil/ˈʃa.ɾɐ/Portugal
  1. dogfish shark (any shark of the order Squaliformes), particularly

    feminine
  2. dogfish shark (any shark of the order Squaliformes) gulper shark (any shark in the genus Centrophorus)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Unknown.

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